Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 45.7% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.
live 13.5 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 75.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Swaziland, that number is 28.0% as of 2014.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Iraq has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Swaziland, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 76.4% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Swaziland, it is 88.4% as of 2018.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iraq, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Swaziland, 90% of the population do as of 2019.
be 21.7% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Swaziland, about 47.0% do as of 2019.
be 19.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Iraq, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 80% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.1% more on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Swaziland, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Swaziland: At a glance
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